Lazy Daze Owners' Group

Removal of king dome and winegard antenna to make space for solar

May 30, 2014, 11:59:07 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 146641

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I want to remove both the winegard antenna and the king dome from the roof of my 97 LD to make room for solar panels. I think being 17 years old they're probably obsolete anyways. Is this a good idea? Has anyone tried this?

Re: Removal of king dome and winegard antenna to make space for sola

Reply #2 – May 31, 2014, 05:34:59 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 146654

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"I want to remove both the winegard antenna and the king dome from the roof of my 97 LD to make room for solar panels."

I took the Winegard "batwing"TV antenna and the satellite TV dish off the roof of my 2003 midbath shortly after buying it, in order to make room for five solar panels. I also ripped out the TV and videocassette player, freeing up a couple cubic feet of storage space. I've never been sorry.

Of course eliminating the TV capability will reduce resale value, since the majority of people do watch TV (unlike me). But I don't intend to sell the rig in the foreseeable future, so I don't care. I wanted it to suit my needs, and it does. :-)

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels

Re: Removal of king dome and winegard antenna to make space for sola

Reply #4 – May 31, 2014, 07:01:09 pm

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It will work as long as you have a digital TV.  If you have an older analog TV you will most likely not receive anything.  But if you have a new digital TV(like vizio 19 inch  you can get them at walmarts for 140 dollars)  you can get 15-30 stations in areas close to a big city

david 2005  30 IB

Re: Removal of king dome and winegard antenna to make space for sola

Reply #6 – May 31, 2014, 07:49:11 pm

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It will get at least one satellite on Dish...I assume the 119, perhaps also the 110. I doubt very much that it would be able to toggle between all three satellites without reprogramming/additional parts (if that's even possible with an older dome). Of course, it should work just fine with DirecTV since you can only receive DirecTV's SD programming with a dome which means it only has to "see" one satellite, the 101.
With a dome, or any satellite TV dish, it does not make any difference whether or not your TV is an older analog one or a digital one since it will be able to receive the signal from the dish and receiver. Of course, if you still have an older analog TV, you will not be able to watch programming in HD (you may be able to get the channel, but the picture will not be an HD one).

Linda Hylton